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Aruba (HPE) 9004 Gateway
Aruba (HPE) 9004 Gateway
★ 3.6 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 4 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 1.1 Gbps (IDS/IPS)
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 4 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 128,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 5,000
  • Interfaces: 4x 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45)
  • Form Factor: Compact / Desktop

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High performance (4 Gbps firewall/VPN) in a fanless compact design; Integrated IoT support (BLE/Zigbee) for device tracking; Unified cloud management via Aruba Central for SD-Branch; Supports identity-based Dynamic Segmentation for automated security.
  • ✘ Cons: Limited physical connectivity with only 4x 1GbE ports and no 10GbE support; Requires paid Aruba Central subscriptions for SD-WAN and advanced security features; IDS/IPS performance is significantly lower than the base firewall throughput.
  • Est. Price: $1,100 - $1,500

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